Vases mode - with holes in the bottom

So it seems like this should be really easy to do. I have a theory that Simplify3D may be able to do it because it has processes that you can apply at different heights... but I don't have access to Simplify3D. First of all though, why is this even a thing. Well, I wanted to print some plant pots and they generally have holes in the bottom to allow for drainage. Sure I could design them to be hollow and design the holes in the base, but when I did this, they took a long time to print, and that z-scar... Vase mode is the answer... but vase mode doesn't handle bases with holes in... Hmm... I could drill holes in the base... or use a soldering iron... but I am an overly minimal post processing kind of guy, and besides, where is the over-engineering in that :D

Resin Printing: cleaning your IPA

I recently got my hands on a Prusa SL1 resin printer, and I am in the process of getting acquainted, and that will be the focus of a separate post. In the meantime, during the pandemic, people seem to be buying Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) by the gallon and raising prices so it can be quite tricky to get hold of some for resin print cleanup. Yeah, there are some good reports with other liquids, but IPA is widely recommended, and so I think it's probably a good idea to see how much mileage I can get out of that. The way it works is after print you have to wash your parts in IPA to get off all of the uncured resin so you can properly cure the parts without shiny spots or wash lines. Even if you leave the new prints in the printer for a few hours, the resin on the prints still needs washing off - it's quite viscous so sticks to everything.